IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (109) Date of Decision:-11.03.2026

1. FAO No. 7114 of 2025 (O&M)

Asha … Appellant Versus Insaf And Another … Respondents AND

2. FAO No. 7123 of 2025 (O&M)

Asha … Appellant Versus Insaf And Another … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present:- Ms. Megna Nehra, Advocate for the appellant.

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VIRINDER AGGARWAL , J. (Oral)

1. The present order shall dispose of two connected appeals i.e. FAO- 7114-2025 and FAO-7123-2025, as both arise out of the same award dated 06.01.2024 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nuh, and involve identical questions of law and fact. For the sake of convenience, the facts are being noticed from FAO-7114-2025.

2. The both appeals have been filed with an inordinate delay of 614 days Along with the appeals, the appellants have filed applications (CM-25525/CII OF 2025 and CM-25531/CII OF 2025 in respective FAOs) under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, seeking condonation of the said delay.

3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the delay in filing the present appeals occurred due to unavoidable circumstances and was neither intentional nor deliberate. It is con